The 1996 Broadway production – continued Fifty years later, the beloved 1945 State Fair movie was transformed into a toe-tapping, knee-slapping, hum-along Broadway musical. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyGU0X-jjkQ Since Rogers and Hammerstein had written only six songs for the original movie version, the new Broadway production team had to start searching for suitable material to augment the score. Tom … Continue reading →

For over a hundred years, visitors to the Iowa State Fair have been awe-struck by a life-size cow who literally stands like a statue as throngs of admiring fans pass by. Carved out of butter, this world-famous bovine sculpture has been a staple at the Fair since 1911. One of the most talented “butter cow” … Continue reading →

Where do you go when you’re in the mood to enter a Rubber Chicken Throwing Contest, bite into a deep fried double-bacon corndog, try your hand at milking a cow, watch a few llamas going under a limbo stick or take a ride on a rainbow-colored Super Slide? I betcha dollars to doughnuts you know … Continue reading →

The hills were certainly alive on July 22nd with the love of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music. Captured below by well-known Bucks County photographer Gordon Nieberg are audience members who came prepared to participate, sing and ENJOY. We thank Gordon and all the happy singers below who posed for his camera. Also a … Continue reading →

This following excerpts are from a guest editorial by Oscar Hammerstein II in the December 23, 1950 edition of The Saturday Review. “We are in a nasty war. Perhaps we shall be forced into a bigger and nastier one. Perhaps not. Either way, I think there is no better time to talk of peace and a … Continue reading →

In 1994, I asked my State College (PA) High School Choir members to write what “choir” meant to them. The above is a response from Patricia Tisak, a sweet ninth grade student. Her response just blew me away; her words graced the cover of every concert program for the next two years. Unfortunately, Patricia moved … Continue reading →